UPSIDE DOWN: New Alliance Brief Says Federal Education Policy Needs to be Flipped Article

August 10, 2009

A new policy brief from the Alliance for Excellent Education argues that federal education policy needs to be flipped on its head if the nation is to graduate all students from high school, prepared for college and careers.

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Assessments, High School Graduation Rates and Secondary School Improvement, Low-Performing Schools, No Child Left Behind

WHOLE-SCHOOL REFORM: New Alliance Brief Calls for Comprehensive Approach to Transform the Nation’s Low-Performing High Schools Article

July 27, 2009

To address a crisis in which one third of students do not graduate from high school and another third graduate unprepared for the rigors of college and careers, reform efforts must focus on the systemic improvement of low-performing high schools.

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Elementary & Secondary Education Act, Low-Performing Schools, Secondary School Improvement

PREPARING THE WORKERS OF TODAY FOR THE JOBS OF TOMORROW: President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers Finds Occupations Requiring Higher Education Will Grow Faster Than Occupations That Do Not Article

July 27, 2009

Between now and 2016, occupations that require higher educational attainment are projected to grow much faster than those with lower education requirements, with the fastest growth coming from occupations that require an associate’s degree or a postsecondary vocational award.

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Higher Education, Low-Performing Schools

RACE TO THE TOP: Obama, Duncan Outline Requirements of $4.35 Billion Program Article

July 27, 2009

On July 24, President Obama joined U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to announce the criteria states must meet to win a competitive grant under the $4.35 billion Race to the Top Fund.

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Dropout Factories, Education and the Economy, Low-Performing Schools

EDUCATION SECRETARY OUTLINES OBAMA EDUCATION AGENDA: In Appearance Before House Committee, Duncan Stresses Reform Component of Stimulus Bill, Need to Improve High Schools Article

June 01, 2009

On May 20, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appeared before the House Committee on Education and Labor to discuss President Obama’s education agenda.

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Dropout Factories, Low-Performing Schools

“STRENGTHENING AMERICA’S COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL REFORM”: Alliance President Among Witnesses to Appear Before Congressional Committee Article

May 18, 2009

On May 12, the House Committee on Education and Labor held a hearing to examine how policies for addressing the high school dropout crisis and improving graduation rates can strengthen America’s economic competitiveness.

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Dropout Factories, Education and the Economy, High School Graduation Rates and Secondary School Improvement, Low-Performing Schools, No Child Left Behind

ACTION REQUIRED: New Alliance Brief Calls for New Federal Approach to Improve the Nation’s Lowest-Performing High Schools Article

May 04, 2009

Current approaches under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) to improve the nation’s lowest-performing high schools do not meet the needs of the students who attend these schools, the communities in which they are located, or the long-term economic health of the United States.

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Dropout Factories, Low-Performing Schools, No Child Left Behind

DUNCAN MAKES $44 BILLION IN EDUCATION FUNDING AVAILABLE TO STATES: Education Secretary Says Stimulus Money Must Go Toward “Real and Lasting Reform” Article

April 20, 2009

Earlier this month, in an appearance at Doswell Brooks Elementary School in Capitol Heights, Maryland, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the availability of $44 billion to states and schools—the first round of funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

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Education and the Economy, Low-Performing Schools

NEW ALLIANCE PUBLICATION EXAMINES FEDERAL GRADUATION RATE POLICY: Brief Reviews Recent U.S. Department of Education Regulations and Their Impact on States and the Nation Article

March 23, 2009

A new brief from the Alliance for Excellent Education describes how federal policy has progressed from early attempts to simply calculate an agreed-upon high school graduation rate to present-day efforts aimed at using commonly defined rates as part of a refined accountability system to drive school improvement.

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High School Graduation Rates and Secondary School Improvement, Low-Performing Schools, No Child Left Behind

ARKANSAS TAKES A LOOK AT ADEQUACY: Study Finds $838 Million Needed to Provide an Adequate Education Article

December 10, 2003

According to a new costing-out study, Arkansas needs to spend an additional $848.3 million to provide an adequate education for its K-12 students

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Education and the Economy, Low-Performing Schools, Rural Schools, State Budgets, Teacher Quality